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spellingShingle Raković, Ivana, Jovicic, Biljana Popovska, Bukonjic, Andriana, Petrovic, Sara, Canovic, Petar, Hamzagic, Nedim, Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research, The Analysis of Risk Factors and Clinical-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Clostridium Dificille Infection as Well as The Outcome of Their Treatment, General Medicine
title The Analysis of Risk Factors and Clinical-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Clostridium Dificille Infection as Well as The Outcome of Their Treatment
title_full The Analysis of Risk Factors and Clinical-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Clostridium Dificille Infection as Well as The Outcome of Their Treatment
title_fullStr The Analysis of Risk Factors and Clinical-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Clostridium Dificille Infection as Well as The Outcome of Their Treatment
title_full_unstemmed The Analysis of Risk Factors and Clinical-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Clostridium Dificille Infection as Well as The Outcome of Their Treatment
title_short The Analysis of Risk Factors and Clinical-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Clostridium Dificille Infection as Well as The Outcome of Their Treatment
title_sort the analysis of risk factors and clinical-demographic characteristics of patients with clostridium dificille infection as well as the outcome of their treatment
title_unstemmed The Analysis of Risk Factors and Clinical-Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Clostridium Dificille Infection as Well as The Outcome of Their Treatment
topic General Medicine
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